Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain has brought him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice.
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Clergy attend the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada FamÌlia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. CORRECTS FROM PRIESTS TO CLERGY (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Clergy attend the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada FamÌlia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. CORRECTS FROM PRIESTS TO CLERGY (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Attendees wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to attend a meeting with organizations working with migrants in Arguineguin in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Thursday, June 11, 2026.(AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
Pope Leo XIV throws a bouquet of flowers into the sea, flanked by migrants, during a meeting with organisations working with migrants in Arguineguin at the Canary Islands, Spain, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV blesses a migrant during a meeting with organisations working with migrants in Arguineguin at the Canary Islands, Spain, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV blesses a child as he meets with faithful and members of the diocesan charity and welfare organizations in the Church of Sant Agusti in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Priests attend the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada FamÌlia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Priests attend the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada FamÌlia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of a meeting with faithful and members of the diocesan charity and welfare organizations in the Church of Sant Agusti in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A view of the ceiling at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia before Pope Leo XIV's arrival to celebrate Mass in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV leads a rosary prayer at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, in Montserrat, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV blesses a child before a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Antoni Gaudí's Basilica of the Sagrada Família stands at dusk as seen from the Mirador Torre Glòries in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Pope Leo XIV leads a rosary prayer at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, in Montserrat, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV presides over the midday prayer in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, on the fourth day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Bishops wait the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to attend a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Young people dance to the music before the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to attend a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV arrives to attend a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV presides over the midday prayer in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Bacelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, on the fourth day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV waves to the cheering crowd after attending a midday prayer at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People react as Pope Leo XIV arrives on the occasion of a meeting with the diocesan community at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV reads L'Osservatore Romano newspaper aboard an ITA Airways Airbus A320neo during his flight from Rome to Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, marking the start of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)
Spain's Airforce fighter jets escort the papal flight departed from Rome heading to Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the occasion of Pope Leo XIV apostolic journey to Spain. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)
People catch a glimpse from their homes of Pope Leo XIV arriving at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, for a prayer vigil with young people on the first day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A group of nuns wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV during a prayer vigil with young people at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV, accompanied by the Archbishop of Madrid Cardinal José Cobo Cano, left,, arrives at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, for a prayer vigil with young people on the first day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV during a prayer vigil with young people at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A mother and her two children are greeted by Pope Leo XIV at CEDIA 24 Horas, a comprehensive support center for homeless people, in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV arrives at Madrid's Adolfo Suarez International Airport, Saturday, June 6, 2026, as he starts a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People wait for Pope Leo XIV in Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, for a prayer vigil with young people on the first day of Leo's seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV meets with King of Spain Felipe VI Queen Letizia, and Leonor, Princess of Asturias, and Infanta Sofia at the at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the occasion of his Apostolic journey to Spain. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV during a prayer vigil with young people at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, as he arrives at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV arrives in the popemobile at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, for a prayer vigil with young people on the first day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV next to King Felipe and Queen Letizia arrives at Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the start of a seven-day pastoral visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV holds a Badminton racket presented to him by Rio 2016 Olympic champion Carolina Marin and by Paralympic athlete Teresa Perales, second from right, during the meeting "Building networks with the world of culture, art, economy and sport" at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV arrives to attend the meeting "Building networks with the world of culture, art, economy and sport" at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
Spanish Flamenco dancers perform for Pope Leo XIV during the meeting "Building networks with the world of culture, art, economy and sport" at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A man holds a portrait of Pope Leo XIV during a Mass marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Priests wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV ahead of a Holy Mass and Corpus Christi procession at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV shakes hands outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV is flanked by Francina Armengol, President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain, left, and Pedro Rollan Ojeda, President of the Senate of Spain, as he meets with members of the Spanish Parliament at the Congress of deputies, in Madrid, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Nuns wait to greet Pope Leo XIV in Madrid, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
Pope Leo XIV waves in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
Pope Leo XIV arrives on the occasion of a meeting with the diocesan community at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Youths stage a soccer match during a meeting with Pope Leo XIV and the diocesan community at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Clergy attend the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada FamÌlia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. CORRECTS FROM PRIESTS TO CLERGY (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Clergy attend the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada FamÌlia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. CORRECTS FROM PRIESTS TO CLERGY (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Attendees wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to attend a meeting with organizations working with migrants in Arguineguin in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, Thursday, June 11, 2026.(AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)
Pope Leo XIV throws a bouquet of flowers into the sea, flanked by migrants, during a meeting with organisations working with migrants in Arguineguin at the Canary Islands, Spain, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV blesses a migrant during a meeting with organisations working with migrants in Arguineguin at the Canary Islands, Spain, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV blesses a child as he meets with faithful and members of the diocesan charity and welfare organizations in the Church of Sant Agusti in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Priests attend the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada FamÌlia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Priests attend the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Basilica of the Sagrada FamÌlia in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of a meeting with faithful and members of the diocesan charity and welfare organizations in the Church of Sant Agusti in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A view of the ceiling at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia before Pope Leo XIV's arrival to celebrate Mass in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV leads a rosary prayer at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, in Montserrat, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV blesses a child before a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Antoni Gaudí's Basilica of the Sagrada Família stands at dusk as seen from the Mirador Torre Glòries in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Pope Leo XIV leads a rosary prayer at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, in Montserrat, Spain, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV presides over the midday prayer in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, on the fourth day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Bishops wait the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to attend a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Young people dance to the music before the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to attend a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV arrives to attend a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV presides over the midday prayer in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Bacelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, on the fourth day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV waves to the cheering crowd after attending a midday prayer at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People react as Pope Leo XIV arrives on the occasion of a meeting with the diocesan community at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV reads L'Osservatore Romano newspaper aboard an ITA Airways Airbus A320neo during his flight from Rome to Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, marking the start of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)
Spain's Airforce fighter jets escort the papal flight departed from Rome heading to Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the occasion of Pope Leo XIV apostolic journey to Spain. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)
People catch a glimpse from their homes of Pope Leo XIV arriving at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, for a prayer vigil with young people on the first day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A group of nuns wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV during a prayer vigil with young people at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV, accompanied by the Archbishop of Madrid Cardinal José Cobo Cano, left,, arrives at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, for a prayer vigil with young people on the first day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV during a prayer vigil with young people at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A mother and her two children are greeted by Pope Leo XIV at CEDIA 24 Horas, a comprehensive support center for homeless people, in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV arrives at Madrid's Adolfo Suarez International Airport, Saturday, June 6, 2026, as he starts a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People wait for Pope Leo XIV in Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, for a prayer vigil with young people on the first day of Leo's seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV meets with King of Spain Felipe VI Queen Letizia, and Leonor, Princess of Asturias, and Infanta Sofia at the at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the occasion of his Apostolic journey to Spain. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV during a prayer vigil with young people at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, as he arrives at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, on the first day of his seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV arrives in the popemobile at Plaza de Lima in Madrid, Saturday, June 6, 2026, for a prayer vigil with young people on the first day of a seven-day apostolic journey to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pope Leo XIV next to King Felipe and Queen Letizia arrives at Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the start of a seven-day pastoral visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV holds a Badminton racket presented to him by Rio 2016 Olympic champion Carolina Marin and by Paralympic athlete Teresa Perales, second from right, during the meeting "Building networks with the world of culture, art, economy and sport" at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Leo XIV arrives to attend the meeting "Building networks with the world of culture, art, economy and sport" at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
Spanish Flamenco dancers perform for Pope Leo XIV during the meeting "Building networks with the world of culture, art, economy and sport" at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A man holds a portrait of Pope Leo XIV during a Mass marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Priests wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV ahead of a Holy Mass and Corpus Christi procession at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2026, on the second day of his seven-day apostolic visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV shakes hands outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Pope Leo XIV is flanked by Francina Armengol, President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain, left, and Pedro Rollan Ojeda, President of the Senate of Spain, as he meets with members of the Spanish Parliament at the Congress of deputies, in Madrid, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Nuns wait to greet Pope Leo XIV in Madrid, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
Pope Leo XIV waves in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
Pope Leo XIV arrives on the occasion of a meeting with the diocesan community at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Youths stage a soccer match during a meeting with Pope Leo XIV and the diocesan community at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Monday, June 8, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
